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⚠️ Security: Potential AWS Secret Access Key (potential) Leak Detected

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## ⚠️ Potential API Key Leak Detected

**Automated Security Notice**

Hi! 👋

An automated security scan detected a potential API key in your repository:

| Detail | Value |
|--------|-------|
| **File** | `llms.txt` |
| **Key Type** | AWS Secret Access Key (potential) |
| **Severity** | HIGH |
| **Detected** | 2026-04-08T07:01:05.598842+00:00 |

### 🚨 What You Should Do

1. **Rotate the key immediately** (revoke and generate new one)
2. **Remove this file from git history** (use `git filter-branch` or BFG Repo-Cleaner)
3. **Use environment variables** instead of hardcoding credentials
4. **Add sensitive files to `.gitignore`** to prevent future leaks

### 📚 Resources

- [GitHub Secret Scanning](https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/secret-scanning)
- [12 Factor App - Config](https://12factor.net/config)
- [GitGuardian - Secrets in Git](https://blog.gitguardian.com/secrets-api-management/)
- [AWS Secret Access Key (potential) Security Docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html)

### 🔧 Coming Soon

A future update will include automated pull requests with suggested fixes:
- Remove leaked credentials
- Add `.gitignore` entries
- Create `.env.example` templates

For now, please review the file manually and secure your credentials!

### 🤖 About This Alert

This is an automated security notice from Raccoon Key Scanner.
We scan public repos for leaked credentials to help developers stay secure.

**No credentials were used or accessed** - this is pattern-based detection only.

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*If this is a false positive, please close this issue. Thanks for keeping GitHub secure!*

**Bot:** Raccoon Key Scanner v1.0
**Scan ID:** 20260408041336

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Research direction

Start by inspecting llms.txt and verify whether the detected value is an AWS secret access key or a false positive. Follow the linked AWS and GitHub security guidance; the issue is done when any real credential is rotated, removed from history, and future exposure is addressed.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
aws
Domain
cloud, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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